Monthly FAQ for debian-user mailing list
Debian-user is a mailing list provided for support for Debian users,
and to facilitate discussion on relevant topics.
Some guidelines which may help explain how the list works:
* The language on this mailing list is English. There may be other mailing
lists that are language-specific for example debian-user-french
* It is common for users to be redirected here from other lists - for example,
from debian-project. It is also common for people to be posting here when
English is not their primary language. Please be considerate.
* The list is a Debian communication forum. As such, it is subject to both
the Debian mailing list Code of Conduct and the main Debian Code of Conduct
https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct
https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct
* This is a fairly busy mailing list and you may have to wait for an
answer - please be patient. Please post answers back to the list so
others can benefit; private conversations don't benefit people who
may be following along on the list or reading the archives later.
* Help and advice on this list is provided by volunteers in their own time.
It is common for there to be different opinions or answers provided.
* Please try to stay on topic. Arguments for the sake of it are not
welcome here. Partisan political / religious / cultural arguments
do not belong here either. Debian's community is world wide; don't
assume others will agree with your views or need to read them on a
Debian list.
* There is an FAQ on the Debian wiki derived from some questions asked on
this list at https://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
* One question that comes up on almost all Debian lists from time to time is
of the form:
"I have done something wrong / included personal details in an email.
Could you please delete my name / details / remove the mail"
Practically, this is impossible: the mailing lists are archived, potentially
cached by Google and so on. Unfortunately, there is nothing much we can do to
ensure that all copies anywhere on the Internet are deleted. Asking to do this
may only serve to draw further attention - the so-called "Streisand effect"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
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